Non-refillable bottle.



J. G. SMITH. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APELIOATION FILED MAE'. 2, 1911.

1,037,069. Patented`Aug. 27, 1912.

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JOHN G. SMITH, F DUkUTII, MINNESOTA, .ASSIGNOR TO FREDERICK E. HARDER, OF

DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

rlON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it-known that I, JOHN G. SMITH., a citi- I zen of the United States, residing at Duluth,

- specification.v

The object of this invention isl to provide means whereby after a bottle has been filled, its contents may be withdrawn for use, but the refilling of the bottle with other liquids in order to impose upon a customer goods of inferior quality will be prevented.

With this object in View, the invention consists in a certain novel construction and arrangement of parts by which the outward How of liquid from the bottle will be permitted, but the flowing of other liquids into the bottle will lbe automatically prevented.

A mechanism embodying my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and the invention consists in certain novel features which will be hereinafter first fully described and then more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of the neck of a bottle with 'the lower member of my device in position therein. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the complete device in position in the bottle neck and 'showing the parts arranged to prevent the filling of the bottle. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the valve andthe valve casing showing the valve in its open position before it has beenpermitted to seat itself. Fig. 4 is a detail plan view of the upper member of the valve casing.4 Fig. 5 is a detail view of a series of plugs whichare employed in the I. practical embodiment of the invention. Fig.

,6 is a sectional view of a bottle neck showing a modified form of the device in position therein.

\ In carrying out my invention, I may em- Yployja bottle having a neck 1 of any desired diameter. wWithin the bottle neck I secure, by cementing or otherwise, a ring or thimble 2 constituting the lower member of a valve casing and provided with a base or diaphragm-3 extending across the neck of the bottle and having a central port 4 as clearly shown. On the upper side of this base or diaphragm and arranged'. around and concentric with the said port 4 isaflange or circular rib 5, the purpose of which ,will

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Aug.. 27, 1912.

Application led March 2, 1911. Serial No. 611,845.

presently appear. In filling the bottle, the

`device is arranged as shown in Fig. 1, in

which thelower member or ring 2 of the valve casing issecured in place and the liquid' may be poured into the bottle through the neck of the same and the port 4 in the base of the valve casing. After the bottle has been filled, the upper member of the valve casing is'placed in position, said member consistin of a ring 6 having a diametrical cross-bar at the center of which is an annular enlargement or disk 8, as shown. Depending from the annular enlargement or disk 8 is aring,

flange or circular rib 9, and at the center of said enlargemeht is an opening 10. The valve consists of a disk 11 having a central stem 12 rising therefrom, and around the said stem,between the enlargement 8 and the disk 1l and held against lateral movement by the rib or flange S), is aspring 13 which tends to hold .the valve disk 11 projected against the base 3 of the lower member 2 of the valve casing, so that the disk will seat within the rib 5 and cover the port 4. In inserting 'the upper member of the valve casing in the bottle neck, the valve is equipped with a cap or stop 14 on the upper end of its stemwhich by bearing against the upper side of the lenlargement 8j will hold the valve to the cross bar 7 againstthe tension of the spring 13. After the twp .members of the vfleve casing are properly" Seated in the bottle neck, the capl 14 is emoved and the spring 13 will thenbe free to projectthe valve against its seat so as to prevent the` flow of the liquid through the port 4. The

opening 10 is then closed by a plug 15 which is coated with cement and inserted in the said opening, as .will be readily understood, and as shown in Fig. 2. For convenience, I prefer to make the plugs 15 in a connected series, forming a rod, as shown in Fig. 5,y

' poemes It will therefore be seen that although the bottle may readily be lled before the valve is seated, the inflow of liquidv subsequent tothe seating of the valve will be presented, as the valve will not rise-from its seat. The insertion of wire hooks or other instruments ,to engage the valve stem, will be prevented,

as the enlargement 8 will cover the valve and protect the same from such tampering. The opening 10 will .be veffectual-ly closed by the plug inserted therein, and consequently access to the valve stem through that source cannot be etl'ected.

While I have described the valve as being placed ineposition after the bottle is filled, it will be readily understood that the two parts of the valve casing may beV cemented together, and placed in the bottle either beforeV or after the bottleAv is filled, provided the valve is held awayfrom its seat until after` the filling has been completed: The cap 14 may be secured to the valve stem in' any manner which will permit its ready removal, and it may be con st-ructed of glass or other easily broken ma.- terial, so that it may be readily destroyed and thus release the valve.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a modification of the invention. in which the lower member of the valve casing consists of a plate 16.. extending diametrically across the neck of,

the bottle and supported by internal shoulders or ,projections 17 on the bottle neck. Recesses 18 are formed in thebottle ieck above the said plate 16 and a cage 19, carrying the valve 2 0, exactly as the cross bar 7 carries the valve 11, is inserted into the.

bottle neck, and has its lower edge turned upwardly so as to form spring fingers 21 adapted to engage the recesses 18 and thereby secure the cage in position. The-valve is released, so as to seat upon theplate 16 Within a rib ,22 thereon, and covers a `port 28 therein in the same manner as previously described for seating the valve 11. A plug 24 is securedlin the center of the top of the cage to close the opening in which the valve stem had been initially supported and parts 25 are provided in the cage to permit the discharge of the liquid from the bottle. i My device is extremely simple in its construction and may be applied to any bott-le at a slight cost. Being composed of few parts, it is not apt to get out of order, and will be found highly efiicient for the purposes for which. it is designed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A closure for bottles consisting-of a valve casing having a'central port in its base and having its top constructed'to permit the tlow of liquid therethrough and provided with a central opening, a valve having its stem initially projecting through said central opening and equipped with a removable support adapted to bear upon the upper side of the casing, and Va plug adapt- ,ed to be lsecured in said openingpvastter said `support has been removed `V fromfthevalve stem and the valve has been seated to prevent access to the valve.

2. A closure for bottles comprising a base adapted to formV a diametrical partition across the bottle neck and provided With a single central port and an upstanding circular rib close to said port, a ported top coexten'sive in area with the base and having a central depending rib alining with the rib on the base, the top being further pro-v 810 v 4 vided with `a small central opening encircled by s aidrib, a valve comprising a disk adapted "'to seatvover the port in the base within the rib thereon, and a stem rising from said disk and adapted to initially project through the opening in the top, a removable support on the upper end of the stem adapted to bear on the lupper side of, the top to hold the valve initially unseated,

Ia spring housed within the alined ribs and bearing upon the disk to seat the same and draw the stem ent-irel through the opening when its support is r oved, and means for y sealing said openingD whenl the valve is seated.

'3. A closure for bottles -vcomprising a valve casing adapted to form a diametrical partition across the bottle neck, said ycasing having a base, provided with a central port and a circular rib on its upper side adjacent and concentric with said central port, and

the casing having a ported top provided on its under side with a depending annular rib alining with the rib on the base but terminat'ing short thereof whereby a passage 105 for t-he How of liquid is provided, avalve disk housed within the rib on the base and adapted to seat upon the base to cover the central port therein, and a spring housed Within the rib on the top of the casing and j bearing on the valve.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses i JOHN G. SMITH.'A 'Witnessesz JAMES L. JOHNSON, HENRY HANsoN. 

